Director Rodrigo García Chapetón
Producer Xavier Solano
Guatemala
Synopsis
Two Tz’utujil Maya brothers who, driven by desperation, begin robbing gas stations along the Pan-American Highway to pay off the hospital debt for their father—who is battling Covid-19—and to cover extortion fees demanded by local gangs. But their actions ignite the wrath of the local governor, who also owns the gas stations, and who launches a relentless hunt for revenge.
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Director´s Biofilmography
Rodrigo García, Guatemalan, holds a degree in Communication Sciences and a Master's degree in Screenwriting from the University of Seville. He has written and directed short films and documentaries. He has also been a university professor of Documentary Film at the Universidad del Istmo. In fiction, he has written the short film series Discapacidad Diversa (2023). He has directed and written the short films Fotografías (2022) and El tiempo inquietante (2020). In documentaries, he has directed and written: El Mezquital (2025), Xejuyup más que un club de fútbol (2023), Viudas (2017), Fiestas Tipo Tranquilo (2016), and Sonidos eclécticos de Guatemala (2014). He has been selected for the Solutions Storytelling: Latin America Project by Video Consortium 2024 (USA), 11th LabGuion de Cinefelia 2023 (Col), 15th Talents de Guadalajara 2023 (Mex)
Total budget 501, 150.00
Funds secured 172,350
Objectives to be achieved
Our main objective is to secure one or two European co-productions that will allow us to apply for minority funding in their countries. This will also enable us to strengthen the project in order to apply for funding.
Our second objective will be to find distributors for Europe and other regions.
The third is to secure private investors and sales agents.
Finally, we are interested in finding talent that will enable us to strengthen the project from an artistic and professional point of view.
Co-production´s interesting countries
Primarily, we are seeking a co-production in Spain that will allow us to access a minority co-production fund and, at the same time, strengthen our application for the Ibermedia fund. The same would apply to Portugal.
Another option we are considering is Italy, as a special fund has been established for co-productions with Latin America.
Having a co-production with Colombia opens up the possibility of triangulating with Spain or France, countries with which Colombia has established agreements.
Finally, our last option would be to seek a co-production with the Netherlands in order to apply for its co-production fund with Latin America.
PRODUCER’S BIOFILMOGRAPHY
Xavier Solano is a Belgian-Ecuadorian independent filmmaker with extensive experience in film directing, production, and training. Since 2017, he has coordinated the MemoryLab film laboratory and Eurocine, spaces that offer young people their first experience in audiovisual production. He has produced short films in Belgium, Ecuador, Cuba, Azerbaijan, and Central America, some of which have been screened at film festivals. Some of these productions have even begun the process of becoming feature films.
